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Simon Suhler — Victoria Cross

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Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant
Service Era: American Civil War, American Indian Wars
Medals Recorded: 1

Simon Suhler

Sergeant, U.S. Army

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Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army

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Biography

Bavarian trooper braved Apache country in Arizona's 1868 war!

Simon Suhler (1844-1895) was a private in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration-the Medal of Honor-for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Verified service: 8th U.S. Cavalry, Company B (later alias/legal name: Simon Suhler). His 1868 Arizona service was in the Apache campaigns; CMOHS records him under Charles Gardner and identifies Simon Suhler as his legal name. Born in Bavaria in 1844; died 16 May 1895 in San Antonio, Texas; buried at San Antonio National Cemetery.

Sources: https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/charles-gardner

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